Tayna
A feminine name of Russian origin meaning "secret" or "mystery".
Name Census estimates that about 793 living Americans carry the first name Tayna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tayna today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tayna births was 1974 (58 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tayna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
793
~ 1 in 432,225 Americans
Peak year
1974
58 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
2007 SSA rank
#17,441
Tracked since 1958
Census
Tayna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 868 people with the first name Tayna, which placed it at #13,786 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,786
National first-name rank
People counted
868
868 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
49.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tayna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayna is White at 49.1%. The next largest groups are Black (23.2%) and Hispanic (20.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tayna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tayna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White49.1% · 426
- Black or African American23.2% · 201
- Hispanic or Latino20.3% · 176
- Two or more races3.2% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 14
Popularity
Tayna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tayna from the 1950s through to the 2000s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 354 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tayna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tayna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Taynas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Tayna, while Illinois, Louisiana, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tayna
The name Tayna has its roots in the Slavic languages, specifically in the Russian and Ukrainian tongues. It is derived from the Old Slavic word "taina," meaning "secret" or "mystery." This name's origins can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 9th to 11th centuries, when the Slavic tribes inhabited vast regions across Eastern and Central Europe.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Tayna can be found in the Russian Primary Chronicle, a medieval historical text dating back to the 12th century. This chronicle documented the events and rulers of the Kievan Rus' state, which later became the foundation for modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
Throughout the centuries, several notable figures have borne the name Tayna. One of the earliest examples is Tayna Donskaya (1510-1563), a Russian noblewoman and the first wife of Ivan the Terrible, the infamous tsar of Russia. Another prominent figure was Tayna Borisovna (1562-1622), a Russian princess and the daughter of Tsar Boris Godunov.
In the literary realm, Tayna Sukhotina (1868-1924) was a Russian writer and translator who played a significant role in introducing Western literature to Russian audiences. She translated works by authors such as Oscar Wilde and Henrik Ibsen into the Russian language.
Moving into the 20th century, Tayna Pavlovna Aravinskaya (1892-1964) was a Soviet actress and theater director who worked extensively in Moscow's renowned theaters. She was honored with the prestigious title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1944.
More recently, Tayna Mukhina (born 1976) is a Russian Olympic gymnast who won two gold medals and one silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, representing the Unified Team of former Soviet republics.
While the name Tayna has its roots in Slavic cultures, it has also gained popularity in other parts of the world, with variations in spelling and pronunciation. However, its core meaning of "secret" or "mystery" remains consistent, adding an intriguing and enigmatic quality to those who bear this name.
People
Tayna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tayna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tayna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tayna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 793 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tayna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 432,225 US residents.
Is Tayna a common name?
We classify Tayna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 874 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tayna most popular?
The single biggest year for Tayna was 1974, when 58 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tayna is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tayna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 868 people with the name Tayna, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,786 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tayna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tayna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tayna appears almost entirely female. Of the 868 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tayna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayna is White at 49.1%. The next largest groups are Black (23.2%) and Hispanic (20.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tayna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tayna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.1% (426 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tayna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tayna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tayna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tayna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tayna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tayna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Tayna?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Tayna, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.